Are vintage Cuisinart food processors worth much? Are vintage
Cuisinart products collectible like vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers?

On Sep 6, 5:22 pm, higgledy > wrote:
> Are vintage Cuisinart food processors worth much? Are vintage
> Cuisinart products collectible like vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers?

Best way find out what something like this is worth is to look on
eBay. Not the final, end all authority, but you'll get a ball park
idea.

Regards,
Sarge

In article . com>,
sarge137 > wrote:

> Best way find out what something like this is worth is to look on
> eBay. Not the final, end all authority, but you'll get a ball park
> idea.

Why do you say it is not the final, end-al authority? Are you saying
there are people willing to may more elsewhere? I found that people are
willing to pay the same price on average eBay and elsewhere.

BTW: Vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers and Vintage Cuisinart Food
Processors seem to hold worth fairly well because they are so ruggedly
built that they don't tend to die, and work as well as the new stuff.
People who value those are less concerned with looks than performance.

jt

On Sep 6, 8:59 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> In article . com>,
> says...
>
> > Are vintage Cuisinart food processors worth much? Are vintage
> > Cuisinart products collectible like vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers?
>
> Please tell me you are joking when you say that people actually collect
> old mixers.
>
> Anything is "collectible" as long as there are some dimwits willing to
> waste their money on it.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

When I stated collectable I meant that people buy these mixers to use
in their kitchens; not to put on a shelf to admire. Vintage mixers
made when Hobart owned KitchenAid are built to commercial standards.

jt august wrote:

>
> BTW: Vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers and Vintage Cuisinart Food
> Processors seem to hold worth fairly well because they are so ruggedly
> built that they don't tend to die, and work as well as the new stuff.
> People who value those are less concerned with looks than performance.
>
>
My KA stand mixer is getting on for 30 years old - it gets a fair amount
of use every week. It's not the colour I would have chosen - but I'm
not about to replace something which works as well as it does, just for
a new colour.

"higgledy" > wrote in message
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> On Sep 6, 8:59 pm, Peter A > wrote:
>> In article . com>,
>> says...
>>
>> > Are vintage Cuisinart food processors worth much? Are vintage
>> > Cuisinart products collectible like vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers?
>>
>> Please tell me you are joking when you say that people actually collect
>> old mixers.
>>
>> Anything is "collectible" as long as there are some dimwits willing to
>> waste their money on it.
>>
>> --
>> Peter Aitken
>
> When I stated collectable I meant that people buy these mixers to use
> in their kitchens; not to put on a shelf to admire. Vintage mixers
> made when Hobart owned KitchenAid are built to commercial standards.

I've got a five quart Hobart that's easily 20 years old. I've never looked
into it's worth as a collectible. I had to jig the switch to work properly
there a little while ago, it works better but it's probably worth less, eh?
>

On Sep 7, 2:41 am, jt august > wrote:
> In article . com>,
>
> sarge137 > wrote:
> > Best way find out what something like this is worth is to look on
> > eBay. Not the final, end all authority, but you'll get a ball park
> > idea.
>
> Why do you say it is not the final, end-al authority? Are you saying
> there are people willing to may more elsewhere? I found that people are
> willing to pay the same price on average eBay and elsewhere.
>

Oh yeah! I collect vintage Kodak cameras. Specifically folders
manufactured up until the late 1930s. Most of my collection came from
eBay. When I score a nicer example of a model I already own I give
the old one to a local antique shop to resell on consignment. I
always price them at twice what I paid, including shipping. Mainly
just to give a potential buyer some room to bargain. I don't often
get the full price (someimes I do!), but I always turn a handsome
profit, even after giving the dealer his cut.

Even serious collectors will pay me more than they know they can buy
the same thing for on eBay. Why? Because they know the item and want
it for their collection; they have it their hands and they know what
they're getting; they don't have wait who knows how long for it to
show up on eBay and maybe lose it to a sniper.

I can't know for sure, but I'd be willing to bet the same would hold
true for just about any "vintage" item. Especially if you're dealing
with serious collectors, rather than people who are just looking for a
good quality used item, to use for it's original purpose.

Sarge

In article . com>,
sarge137 > wrote:

> I can't know for sure, but I'd be willing to bet the same would hold
> true for just about any "vintage" item. Especially if you're dealing
> with serious collectors, rather than people who are just looking for a
> good quality used item, to use for it's original purpose.

Uh, I can't agree. I have seen a number of antique shops that were in
business for years go under in the last decade, and the majority of
those gone bye-bye did so because their prices were to high compared to
online competition (not just ebay but antique shops elsewhere).

Perhaps you can get better prices for that you sell, but on average, it
seems to me that these days brick and mortar collectables shops have
competitive to ebay just to stay in business.

jt

On Sep 7, 9:57 am, "D. Winsor" >
wrote:
> "higgledy" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Sep 6, 8:59 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> >> In article . com>,
> >> says...
>
> >> > Are vintage Cuisinart food processors worth much? Are vintage
> >> > Cuisinart products collectible like vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers?
>
> >> Please tell me you are joking when you say that people actually collect
> >> old mixers.
>
> >> Anything is "collectible" as long as there are some dimwits willing to
> >> waste their money on it.
>
> >> --
> >> Peter Aitken
>
> > When I stated collectable I meant that people buy these mixers to use
> > in their kitchens; not to put on a shelf to admire. Vintage mixers
> > made when Hobart owned KitchenAid are built to commercial standards.
>
> I've got a five quart Hobart that's easily 20 years old. I've never looked
> into it's worth as a collectible. I had to jig the switch to work properly
> there a little while ago, it works better but it's probably worth less, eh?
>
>

In the past month, I have been watching vintage KA mixers on Ebay.
Based on my Ebay observations, if your mixer is cosmetically in fair
shape and fix the switch, it is probably worth about $75 to $125. But
here is the catch, you will not be able to replace your vintage KA
mixer with a new model for less than $545. The cheaper KA mixers use
plastic transmissions and inferior motors. Under full-load, after 10
minutes of continous use, the transmissions overheat and and the
plastic gears begin to strip.

Some think $545 is ridiculous for a KA mixer but if you count for
inflation, that 1970 KA mixer should be about $750 in today's money.

"higgledy" > wrote in message
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> On Sep 7, 9:57 am, "D. Winsor" >
> wrote:
>> "higgledy" > wrote in message
>>
>> oups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Sep 6, 8:59 pm, Peter A > wrote:
>> >> In article . com>,
>> >> says...
>>
>> >> > Are vintage Cuisinart food processors worth much? Are vintage
>> >> > Cuisinart products collectible like vintage KitchenAid Stand Mixers?
>>
>> >> Please tell me you are joking when you say that people actually
>> >> collect
>> >> old mixers.
>>
>> >> Anything is "collectible" as long as there are some dimwits willing to
>> >> waste their money on it.
>>
>> >> --
>> >> Peter Aitken
>>
>> > When I stated collectable I meant that people buy these mixers to use
>> > in their kitchens; not to put on a shelf to admire. Vintage mixers
>> > made when Hobart owned KitchenAid are built to commercial standards.
>>
>> I've got a five quart Hobart that's easily 20 years old. I've never
>> looked
>> into it's worth as a collectible. I had to jig the switch to work
>> properly
>> there a little while ago, it works better but it's probably worth less,
>> eh?
>>
>>
>
> In the past month, I have been watching vintage KA mixers on Ebay.
> Based on my Ebay observations, if your mixer is cosmetically in fair
> shape and fix the switch, it is probably worth about $75 to $125. But
> here is the catch, you will not be able to replace your vintage KA
> mixer with a new model for less than $545. The cheaper KA mixers use
> plastic transmissions and inferior motors. Under full-load, after 10
> minutes of continous use, the transmissions overheat and and the
> plastic gears begin to strip.
>
> Some think $545 is ridiculous for a KA mixer but if you count for
> inflation, that 1970 KA mixer should be about $750 in today's money.

This one has only Hobart markings. It definitely isn't a KA. I'll post
the model number when I see it at the shop next.
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